Sultanate on the Arabian Sea (4)

I believe the answer is:

oman

(Other definitions for oman that I've seen before include "Sultanate, capital Muscat" , "Former Gulf country, Muscat and --" , "Land" , "Gulf state" , "Sultanate in southwest Asia" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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